Acting Insp Hoffmann said there were three types of crashes - injury, non injury and fatal.

"It's really one of the same - it's only the severity of the crash that changes it," he said.

"There certainly could have been injury crashes and non injury crashes that could well have turned into fatalities.

"Certainly the severity of the crashes in our patrol group is more than this time last year."Acting Insp Hoffmann said losing just one life on our region's road was one too many.

"We think we are having an impact in stopping some crashes," he said.

"People need to pay attention 100% of the time and adhere to the Fatal 5.

"Their life depends on it, and the lives of other people depends on it."

Deaths on our roads in 2014

JANUARY 12: 21-year-old Rhogan Duke, from Bucca, died after couch surfing on the back of a ute at Coonaar Beach.

FEBRUARY 27: 28-year-old Kallangur motorcyclist killed after colliding with a cow near Monto.

MARCH 28:Double fatality at the intersection of Elliott Heads Rd and Hummock Rd. Darren (Wilba) DeMerlo, 44, from Innes Park and Danielle Veronica James, 31, from Three Chain Rd were killed in separate cars.

MAY 3:61-year-old cyclist killed on Barolin St.

MAY 23: 17-year-old Anna Webb succumbed to her injuries following a crash on Heidkes Rd, Windermere, on the afternoon of March 24.

MAY 27: 28-year-old Travis Herschell died after a two-car smash near Gin Gin.